Department_of_Physics Cochin_University_of_Science_and_Technology

physics department, cusat

the present day department of physics of cochin university of science , technology first came existence department of physics of ernakulam centre of university of kerala in year 1963. department of physics founded prof. k. venkateswarlu moderate beginning , gradually grew centre of excellence emphasis on teaching , research. today department of physics known within india , abroad contribution in teaching , research. during existence last 50 years, has made rapid strides in realm of research, both in experimental , theoretical physics. major thrust areas of department theoretical physics , material science. research in frontier areas of nanoscience , technology, optoelectronic devices, quantum computing, semiconductor devices, solar cells, holographic materials, high density storage batteries, astrobiology , quantum optics underway in department.

the department has produced innumerable illustrious alumni , many of them placed in different spheres of life throughout globe. department offers post graduate programmes namely m.sc. (physics), m.phil (physics) , ph.d. department of physics recipient of generous financial assistance in form of sponsored projects various agencies viz. ugc, aicte, iucaa, dst, drdo, csir, iuac, dae, kscste , others.

the faculty members of department engaged in active collaborative research counterparts @ national , international level. of leading institutions interact ncl, pune; niist, trivandrum; inter university accelerator centre, new delhi; igcar, kalpakkam; vssc, trivandrum, iucaa, pune , others. have ongoing collaborative programmes faculty members ntu, singapore; nus, singapore; rice university, usa; toyo university, japan; tokyo institute of technology, japan , iwate university, japan.

the department possesses following sophisticated instruments research: thickness profilometer, spectrophotometer, fluorimeter, liquid nitrogen plant, high temperature furnace, x-ray diffractometer, nd: yag laser, vacuum unit laser plasma studies, hp 4192 lcr meter, i-v characterization unit (for pn junction), hall measurement system, optical microscope, differential scanning calorimeter, hrxrd, xps, ftir, fesem. these facilities thrown open users within , outside state on nominal charges depending on availability of instrument time.

the department of physics conducts science awareness programme in physics , space quiz called national space olympiad in association iucaa resource centre, cusat , edumithra intellectual services.